Ridesourcing platforms thrive on socio-economic inequality, say researchers

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Ridesourcing platforms thrive on socio-economic inequality, say researchers

Platforms that offer rides to passengers, such as Uber and DiDi, thrive on socio-economic inequality. By modeling the behavior of passengers and self-employed drivers, researchers of TU Delft simulated the market for ridesourcing platforms, evaluating a broad spectrum of (in)equality levels in societies.